Clause 19
Local Transport Bill [ Lords ]
4:00 pm
Stephen Hammond (Shadow Minister, Transport; Wimbledon, Conservative)
Good afternoon, Mr. Taylor. At our previous sitting, Lady Winterton said that it was going to be a happy morning, and I am sure that this will be a happy afternoon.
Before lunch, I was going through the last of my amendments—No. 50—in which we ask the Minister for an indication of what she regards as proportionate. What proportion do the Government have in mind? Who decides what it will be? Where is the definition? If a service is withdrawn as a result of a quality contracts tendering process, people will lose out, so I want the Government to tell us exactly how they will measure what appears to be a potential financial loss on one side and a lifestyle benefit on the other.